Independent Origins of Indian Caste and Tribal Paternal Lineages

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-235

  Cordaux, Richard ^a,e   Aunger, Robert ^b   Bentley, Gillian ^c   Nasidze, Ivane ^a   Sirajuddin, S M ^d   Stoneking, Mark ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Anthropological Survey of India   (India)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1242288374     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(04)00040-5     Document Type: Article

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